LETTER TO THE EDITOR P7 FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here RIVALS FACE OFF IN HALL OF FAME THE JOCKEY CLUB & FOX SPORTS AGREE TO Old adversaries Rydilluc (Medaglia d=Oro) and AIR STAKES Charming Kitten (Kitten=s Joy) will rekindle their battle The Jockey Club and FOX Sports has signed a multi- this afternoon in Saratoga=s GII National Museum of year agreement to air graded stakes on FOX Sports 1. Racing Hall of Fame S. going 1 1/16 miles on the turf. FOX Sports 1, a new network scheduled to launch The pair has faced each Aug. 17, will begin airing the races in 2014. AWe=re other in four previous proud to partner with The Jockey Club and to place a starts: Rydilluc topped bet on the future of Thoroughbred racing,@ said FOX that exacta in the 1 1/8 Sports Executive Vice President of Production and mile GIII Palm Beach S. Executive Producer John Entz . AFOX Sports 1 is all at Gulfstream Mar. 3, about making sports more fun, and few events in while Charming Kitten sports are as much fun as a day at a great racetrack. was third, one placing Our partnership with The Jockey Club highlights the above Rydilluc, in the elements that make horse racing fun: the power and Rydilluc in the Palm Beach S. GI Blue Grass S. over grace of the Thoroughbred, the challenging puzzle of handicapping, and the social aspect of a day at the Adam Coglianese the Keeneland synthetic races. We look forward to showcasing the highest level Apr. 13. The Gary of competition in one of the most storied of all sports.@ Contessa-trained Rydilluc again topped that pair=s AThe Jockey Club is thrilled to be joining forces with exacta in the Penn Mile June 1. They were last seen in FOX Sports to showcase many of this country=s most Colonial Down=s GII Virginia Derby July 13. The former, prestigious races before a national television audience,@ who was favored at 5-2, pressed the pace, but came said The Jockey Club Chairman Ogden Mills Phipps. up empty in the stretch and weakened to eighth, AIncreasing the national television presence of whereas the Ramsey homebred stalked and rallied for Thoroughbred racing continues to be a key component runner-up honors just a head behind War Dancer (War of our fan retention and development efforts under the Front). "I think that horse [Charming Kitten] and my America=s Best Racing banner, and it will be gratifying horse probably know each other," Contessa said. "They to see Thoroughbred racing alongside Major League probably talk to each other going down the backside. I Baseball, college basketball, college football, NASCAR, mean, they've run against each other so many times." and UFC events on the new FOX Sports 1.@ Up to ten The speedy Rydilluc last posted a five-panel work in installments will air throughout the year and will be :59.87 (2/26) over the Oklahoma training track Aug. 2. comprised of two stakes races. The first episode will air "I still think Rydilluc is a sensational horse, and he's the GI Donn H. and GI Gulfstream Turf H. live from worked fantastic," Contessa continued. "I believe we Gulfstream Park Feb. 9. ran poorly because the turf was soft [at Colonial Downs], and my horse has trained very well since. His work the other day was poetry in motion. He looked phenomenal, and I had the first quarter in 25 [seconds] flat and the last quarter in 22 4/5. [Jockey Edgar] Prado barely moved on him. The horse is certainly coming into the race ready, and we've just got to come out and do it." The Todd Pletcher-trained Charming Kitten also enters the turf affair in good order. AHe's run really well, and we were just a little unfortunate the other day [in the Virginia Derby] when he just missed," said Pletcher. "He consistently shows up and runs hard every time. It's just been unfortunate. I think he's coming up to this in really good order." Cont. p3 You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at the Fasig- Tipton NY Bred Preferred Yearlings Sale and at Saratoga Race Course. 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 In This Issue (732) 747-8060 (732) 747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com Barry Weisbord, co-publisher [email protected] • @barryweisbord Sue Finley, co-publisher [email protected] • @suefinley Editorial [email protected] Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Ernest Hemingway (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (blue silks) wins Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. 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The thing that seems a little different with him this year as opposed to last is that he's learned to polish off a race. He's had a tendency to make the lead at times and idle a little bit, but now he's beginning to finish up well." Balance the Books (Lemon Drop Kid) will return to the Spa for the first time since winning the GII With Anticipation S. there last August. The Chad Brown trainee has been winless in three sophomore starts, most recently finishing third in the Solar Splendor. "He proved he liked the turf course here last year," Brown said. "It seems like he's rounding back into form, so we're going to give him a shot in here." Friday, Saratoga, post time: 4:47 p.m. EDT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING HALL OF FAME S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Notacatbutallama Harlan's Holiday Velazquez Pletcher 4-1 2a Get in Line Divine Park Garcia Maker 9-5 3 Rydilluc K Medaglia d'Oro Prado Contessa 2-1 4 North Slope Elusive Quality Saez McLaughlin 8-1 5a Charming Kitten Kitten's Joy Rosario Pletcher 9-5 6 Balance the Books K Lemon Drop Kid Castellano Brown 7-2 Main Track Only: 7 Battier Tale of the Cat TBA Pletcher 8-5 It took until his latest outing when registering an impressive five-length success over Royal Diamond in the June 30 G3 Curragh Cup for Ernest Hemingway to deliver on early promise, but the imposing bay proved here that he is on the right track by defying a penalty. GRADED/GROUP RESULTS In the wilderness after his 10-length debut success on Dundalk=s Polytrack and subsequent flop in the Thursday, Leopardstown, Britain G2 Dante S. at York last spring, he took a leap forward BALLYROAN S.-G3, i60,000, Leopardstown, 8-8, off a return fourth in the Apr. 7 Listed Alleged S. at The 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT, 2:32.04, gd/fm. Curragh when coming of age last time over 14 furlongs 1--ERNEST HEMINGWAY (IRE), 138, c, 4, by Galileo (Ire) back there. Despite meeting that race=s runner-up Royal 1st Dam: Cassydora (GB) (GSW-US, SW & G1SP- Diamond on six-pounds= worse terms here, Joseph Eng, $338,479), by Darshaan (GB) O=Brien was content to allow him several lengths as he 2nd Dam: Claxon (GB), by Caerleon anchored the Ballydoyle representative in last 3rd Dam: Bulaxie (GB), by Bustino (GB) throughout the early stages. Moving up to join the O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; long-time leader with a furlong remaining, he asserted B-Barronstown Stud; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Joseph after a brief tussle to book a ticket to the Sept. 15 O=Brien; i39,000. Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-0, G1 Irish St Leger back in Kildare. AHe=s tough and he i85,937. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. **Triple Plus** tries and he handles quick ground,@ the rider Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. commented. AProviding the ground is right for the Irish 2--Royal Diamond (Ire), 135, g, 7, King s Best-- = Leger, he=d have a massive chance.@ Irresistible Jewel (Ire), by Danehill.